TOP 100 WEIGHT LOSS SITES
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| Researchers Suppress "Hunger Hormone" New Minimally Invasive Method Tested in Pigs Yields Result as Good as Bariatric Surgery Johns Hopkins scientists report success in significantly suppressing levels of the "hunger hormone" ghrelin in pigs using a minimally invasive means of chemically vaporizing the main vessel carrying blood to the top section, or fundus, of the stomach. An estimated 90 percent of the body's ghrelin originates in the fundus, which can't make the hormone without a good blood supply. medicalnewstoday.com |
Who Are You Kidding? Overweight Or Obese Mums Who Underestimate Their Weight Status Are More Likely To Over Gain During Pregnancy Women who misperceive their body weight are more likely to gain too much weight during pregnancy. A study published today in the open access journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth has shown that a poor estimation of one's own size at the beginning of pregnancy is associated with excessive gestational weight gain, in both normal weight and overweight or obese women. medicalnewstoday.com |
Big Belly And Obesity Linked To Increased Risk Of Restless Legs Syndrome A new study shows both obesity and a large belly appear to increase the risk of developing restless legs syndrome (RLS), a common sleep disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move your legs. The research is published in the April 7, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. medicalnewstoday.com |
Vegetable Amino Acid Lowers Blood Pressure (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they have discovered that one of the most common amino acids in vegetable protein seems to lower blood pressure. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Women Warned About Risks Of Being Overweight During Pregnancy Many pregnant women are unaware that they are overweight or obese, and of the risks this poses to their pregnancy, according to the results of a study published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA). Associate Professor Leonie Callaway, of the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospitals and the University of Queensland's School of Medicine, and her co-authors surveyed 412 women in early pregnancy who attended a public antenatal clinic or were patients of a private obstetrician. medicalnewstoday.com |